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Kamaka Kukona
Kamaka may refer to: *Kamaka (island), a small island in French Polynesia *Kamaka Ukulele * Kamakã languages, a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía near Brazil's Atlantic coast * Kamaka, a former gold town and railway station in New Zealand People *Kai Kamaka III, American mixed martial artist * Kamakaimoku, Hawaiian chiefess in early 18th century *Kamaka Hepa Kamaka Qapqan Hepa (born January 27, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Zastal Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the Texas Longhorn ..., American college basketball player * Kamaka Kūkona, American musician * Kamaka Stillman, Hawaiian noble * McRonald Kamaka, also known as "King Kamaka", a professional wrestler with the ring name "Tor Kamata" {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaka (island)
Kamaka (previously known as Mito) is an island in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia, 11.7 km south of Mangareva within the same lagoon. Kamaka is about in length, wide, and has an area of . The highest point is above sea level. There are no permanent springs on the island. to the NNW rises barren and rugged Makaroa island and off Kamaka's northeastern shore lies the small Manui Manui is an island of the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia. In 2015 a conservation campaign resulted in the eradication of rats from the island. References {{coord, 23.2319, S, 134.9456, W, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_reg ... islet. The island was not permanently inhabited before European contact, with occupation being short-term and focused on fishing. It is now uninhabited. In 2015 a conservation campaign was unsuccessful in eradicating rats from the island. References {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub Islands of the Gambier Islands Uninhabited islands of Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of French Polynesia , map_caption = Location of French Polynesia (circled in red) , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = Protectorate proclaimed , established_date = 9 September 1842 , established_title2 = Territorial status , established_date2 = 27 October 1946 , established_title3 = Collectivity status , established_date3 = 28 March 2003 , established_title4 = Country status (nominal title) , established_date4 = 27 February 2004 , official_languages = French , regional_languages = , capital = Papeete , coordinates = , largest_city = Fa'a'ā , demonym = French Polynesian , ethnic_groups = 66.5% unmixed Polynesians7.1% mixed Polynesians9.3% Demis1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaka Ukulele
Kamaka Hawaii, Incorporated, also known as Kamaka Ukulele or just Kamaka is a family-owned Hawaii-based maker of ukuleles. It is often credited with producing some of the world's finest ukuleles, and created the first pineapple ukulele. The company manufactures 9 types of ukulele. History In 1910, Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka apprenticed Manuel Nunes to make ukuleles. Kamaka founded his own shop in 1916. It was called "Kamaka Ukulele and Guitar Works" and was operated from Kamaka's basement. In 1921 Kamaka opened a store in Kaimuki, near Honolulu. Kamaka already had a reputation for making high-quality instruments, and the shop thrived through the 1920s and 1930s. In 1927, Samuel Kamaka made a new design of ukulele, which produced a more mellow sound than that of a normal figure-eight shaped ukulele. His friends are said to have commented that this new ukulele looked like a pineapple, and one of Samuel's friends, an artist, painted an image of a pineapple on the front of the new ukul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamakã Languages
The Kamakã languages are a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía, northeastern Brazil. The attested Kamakã languages are: * (northern) Kamakã (dialects: Mongoyó/Mangaló), Kotoxó, Menién * (southern) Masakará Varieties Loukotka (1968) Below is a full list of Kamakã languages and dialects listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties. ;Southern * Kamakán / Ezeshio - once spoken on the Ilhéus River, De Contas River and Pardo River, Bahia state. *Mangaló / Mongoyo / Monshoko - extinct language once spoken on the lower Pardo River near the frontier of Bahia and Minas Gerais states. *Kutasho / Cotoxo / Catathoy - once spoken between the Pardo River and De Contas River. * Menien / Manyã - once spoken at the sources of the Jequitinhonha River. *Dendi - once spoken in the Serra Geral de Condeúba, frontier area between the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais. (Unattested) *Catolé - once spoken in the state of Minas Gerais in the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stillwater–Ngākawau Line
The Stillwater Ngākawau Line (SNL), formerly the Stillwater–Westport Line (SWL) and the Seddonville Branch, Ngakawau Branch, is a secondary main line, part of New Zealand's Rail transport in New Zealand, national rail network. It runs between Stillwater, West Coast, Stillwater and Hector and Ngakawau, New Zealand, Ngakawau via Westport, New Zealand, Westport on the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast of the South Island. It was one of the longest construction projects in New Zealand's history, with its first section opened in and the full line completed . Construction A railway link from Greymouth, New Zealand, Greymouth east to Brunner, New Zealand, Brunner was opened in 1876, but work on a link from this point to Westport became delayed for ten years by disputes over the best route to link the West Coast with Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson and Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury. Ultimately, the New Zealand Midland Railway Company (NZMRC) was formed to construct the rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Kamaka III
Jonathan Kai Kamaka III (born January 5, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Kai started training martial arts at the age of six under his father Kai Kamaka Jr., who owns the 808 Fight Factory in Hawaii. Kai has a brother named Tristin Kamaka who is a former University of Hawaii Football receiver. Kai attended Pearl City High School where he wrestled and eventually won the HHSAA State Championship after claiming gold in OIA conference finals. For his wrestling accolades, he received a wrestling scholarship to study at Midland University from where he graduated with a bachelor's degree. Mixed martial arts career Early career In his MMA debut at KOTC Mana, he faced Anthony Reyes and went on to defeat him via unanimous decision. Kamaka submitted Nui Wheeler at Destiny Na Koa 6 via rear-naked choke in the first round. After losing his ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaka Hepa
Kamaka Qapqan Hepa (born January 27, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Zastal Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the Texas Longhorns. Early life and high school career Hepa was born and brought up in Barrow, Alaska (now known as Utqiagvik), the northernmost community in the United States. He grew up playing club basketball for the Alaska Mountaineers, with whom he won tournaments in North Carolina and California. As a freshman and sophomore, Hepa played for Barrow High School. In each season, he led his team to the Class 3A state title and was named Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year. In March 2016, Hepa moved to Portland, Oregon to gain more exposure and to play for Portland Basketball Club on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. He also enrolled at Jefferson High School, where he played under head coach Pat Strickland. As a junior, Hepa averaged 16.4 points and 11. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaka Kūkona
Carlson Kamaka Kūkona, III (born 1978 in Maui, Hawaii), otherwise simply known as Kamaka Kūkona, is an American musician, vocalist, songwriter, record producer, ''kumu hula'' (hula teacher), and educator. In 2013, after years of recording, Kūkona, released his debut album, ''Hanu ʻAʻala.'' The album later went on to earn the ''Male Vocalist of the Year'' and the ''Most Promising Artist'' awards at the 2014 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. Kūkona is one of only six Hawaiian musicians to be awarded both awards on a debut music album. The success of ''Hanu ʻAʻala'' earned a nomination in the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for the Best Regional Roots Music Album. At the time, Kūkona was the only Hawaiian music artist nominated for the category. Due to the merger of multiple regional roots music categories into the Best Regional Roots Music Award in 2011, ''Hanu ʻAʻala'' faced increasing odds in the category historically dominated by Louisiana Cajun music. The album ultimately did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaka Stillman
''Ke Aliʻi'' Kamaka Oukamakaokawaukeoiopiopio Stillman (1833–1924) was an aliʻi (hereditary noble) of the Kingdom of Hawaii as well a prominent figure after its overthrow through equestrianism as a Paʻu rider in the Kamehameha Day celebrations as well as an acknowledged authority on Hawaiian genealogy and oral chants. She is descended from ''Kahaopuolani'', the ''aliʻi wahine'' (noble mother) who had hidden ''Kamehameha I'' as a baby and raised him for years in ''Kohala'', ''Hawaiʻi'' along with his brother and her own children. Stillman published a response to a 1911, Hawaiian Newspaper account of the birth of Kamehameha the Great, correcting information from the oral traditions handed down within the Kahala family. Family ''Kamaka'' is a great granddaughter of ''Kaukane'' (w) who was the daughter of ''Ke Aliʻi Kahaopuolani'', the caretaker of the infant ''Kamehameha I''. She was the mother of Jane "Jennie" Smythe who served as a lady-in-waiting A lady-in-waiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
